Goodrich – A new financial services business in town will offer lending, insurance and investment opportunities at one location. Primerica Financial Services is located inside the Direct Properties office, 10242 Hegel Road, next to Cranberries Cafe. ‘We will be the only business in Goodrich to offer all three services,? said owner, James Jacobs. ‘Best of […]
Goodrich – It’s not unusual to have a set of twins in a school. Even two or three sets of twins would seem to be within normal range. But at Reid Elementary School, in kindergarten alone, there are eight sets of twins. ‘We knew that having eight sets of twins in kindergarten was a phenomenon, […]
Goodrich – Chaos, mud and confusion. That’s what many local residents and motorists are finding on about 1,800 feet of Hegel Road just east of the Goodrich Country Club, as reconstruction of the thoroughfare started last week. The summer-long project, which closes the main street to through traffic including the high school, snarled traffic shortly […]
Goodrich – Area voters OK’d restoration of 18 mill-non-homestead property tax levy with 449 yes votes to 337 no votes. That means the district will not have to endure a $239,315 loss, say school officials. Residents were also asked to elect two school board trustees among the three vying for the seats. On the ballot […]
Goodrich – From the classroom to the senate floor’passing a bill took a new twist for some area students. In late April, 11 high school students from the Youth in Government Club joined about 800 other students from across the state to practice a simulated/mock congressional experience. The statewide event is sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. […]
Goodrich – A 100-year-old leaking dam has Mill Pond residents and village council members looking for answers. Village Street Administrator Pete Morey said recent dam gate and structural problems prompted draining of the pond. ‘The gate wouldn’t come down,? said Morey. ‘So we had to lower the Mill Pond to get the rubber off. But […]
For more than three decades, his notable voice, countdown formats and dedications touched the airwaves in 50 countries. With family ties in Goodrich and Fenton, the king of countdown, who opened his show with, ‘This is Casey Kasem’s American Top 40,? was in Fenton last Saturday to help promote a fundraiser for the proposed $3.5-million […]
Goodrich – The board of trustees voted unanimously to cut five teachers at the April 26 board meeting. ‘It was a tough decision to make,? said Larry Allen, interim superintendent. ‘However, we started with the idea of cutting 11 teachers and narrowed it to five.? The five teacher positions cut are a second grade classroom […]
Goodrich – The civil rights complaint filed by Brian Walton, citing age discrimination against the school district, will be investigated. That’s the message from Trevor Coleman, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, director of communications following the April 25 hearing. The district will have seven days to answer the charges. ‘I am not out to get […]
Goodrich – A therapeutic horse riding center, ‘Amazing Wings? is a place where owner Judi Pearce believes faith and freedom reign. Amazing Wings, 9500 S. State Road, is located on 70 partially wooded acres with horse trails that lead to Lake Shinanguag. ‘People with cerebral palsy, autism, Down Syndrome and closed head injuries do well […]